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Limits RegistryWHO's Global Health Estimates identify ischaemic heart disease as the world's biggest killer, responsible for about 13% of all deaths; deaths from it rose by more than 2.7 million since 2000 to about 9.1 million in 2021. COVID-19, stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease followed in 2021.
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WHO's Global Health Estimates identify ischaemic heart disease as the world's biggest killer, responsible for about 13% of all deaths; deaths from it rose by more than 2.7 million since 2000 to about 9.1 million in 2021. COVID-19, stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease followed in 2021.
The highest annual number of deaths attributed to a single cause in WHO Global Health Estimates.
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Limits Registry. LR-LEADING-GLOBAL-CAUSE-OF-DEATH. Leading cause of death worldwide. 2026.